var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-13196525-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Thank you for visiting my site. Please visit my online shop on Etsy.I also undertake commissions. Please email me Tumblr (3.0; @threadspider)http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4itqiWfYp1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Stone Pillar<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4itqiWfYp1qzal9bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Pre felt <br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4itqiWfYp1qzal9bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Fully felted <br/><br/> <p>This is the start of my Heaton Park series for the Heaton Arts Festival in July . I have used different wool and silk fibres along with hand dyed cotton scrim to create a ridged felted background in response to the stone pillar I saw lying in the park being reclaimed by nature.</p> <p>The next step ,once it has dried , is to embellish the surface to create texture .</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/23664735312http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/23664735312Thu, 24 May 2012 10:44:00 +0100<a href="http://folksy.com/items/3308754-Summer-Flower-Brooch-">Summer Flower Brooch </a>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/22781509867http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/22781509867Thu, 10 May 2012 16:31:31 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pghfljfl1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pghfljfl1qzal9bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pghfljfl1qzal9bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3pghfljfl1qzal9bo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p> Spent a pleasant  hour in Heaton Park on Saturday collecting texture ideas for the Heaton Arts Festival in July .</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/22650081730http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/22650081730Tue, 08 May 2012 14:08:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ofsh0zLq1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Playing with a few samples for one of the screens for the Home Sweet Home exhibition at the Customs House</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/21322826274http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/21322826274Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:21:52 +0100<p><div class="statusUnit"> <div class="tlTxFe"> <div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_4f74181b067e53c90266037">I ,along with my friends at Stitch - in - 9, am working with the Customs House on their up and coming &#8220;Home Sweet Home&#8221; exhibition . <br/> We are looking for all you people out there to send Esen , the curator at the Customs House ,postcards to help us illustrate the theme Home Sweet Home .<br/> Any type of postcard will be great. If you can make one even better. <br/><br/> The brief is below<br/><br/> Home Sweet Home<br/> Nat<span class="text_exposed_hide">&#8230;</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ional &amp; International Communities / Individuals - Postcard Brief: <br/><br/> The Customs House Arts Centre in South Shields, Tyne &amp; Wear, England is an arts centre passionate about working with its community and delivering socially engaged community projects which inspire people to get creative and engage in arts activities. This year we are running a project exploring the concept of Home Sweet Home and what this may mean to an individual. Our previous high profile projects include Casting Off…A Coat For A Boat and A Grand Tour - google them to find out more!<br/><br/> The project will come together in form of a major exhibition and we want to include a contribution from the national and international community somehow. So, we would like to invite the national and international community to send us a postcard telling us what ‘Home Sweet Home’ means to them. <br/><br/> The aim is to fill the gallery space with as many postcards from across the country and the world as possible! We could potentially get very powerful display of messages and share them with the community and on-line too. <br/><br/> If you are creative you can make your postcard or just buy a standard postcard and send it to us. But we want postcards from everyone! Regardless of whether you are creative or not! Its just we’re giving artists, designers and makers the chance to show-off a little but essentially, we want to get postcards from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds and walks of life! If you are part of an organized group, whether it is creative or not why not share this amongst your group? <br/><br/> So whether you’re an office worker, a seaman, a prison officer, a solider, a housewife, a model, a child just growing up, a greengrocer, a lawyer, or refuse collector, a grandparent or any other, we want you to feel inspired and tell us what those three little words mean to you! It could be that you were born in one country and now live in another or you have lived in your hometown all your life, or whatever your story of Home Sweet Home, please share this with us! <br/><br/> The exhibition will be open to the public from 1 December through to 31 January 2013.<br/><br/> We will send a press release out about the project and the postcard element but if you want to assist us with sharing it with your local press, then do let us know! We will send you a press release template and project outline to send out. To avoid confusion, please do not send your own press release! We will post the information on Facebook, Twitter and our website too. <br/><br/> We also want you to Pass It On to your friends and family. So if you have family who live elsewhere in the country or abroad, please pass this information and instructions onto them. And ask them to pass it on too! Please be aware we cannot return any postcards and will not accept electronic postcards either.<br/><br/> Postcards can be sent from now until the submission deadline which is 20 November 2012<br/><br/> Each postcard needs to have the following information: <br/><br/> Full Name: Gender: Age: Occupation:<br/><br/> Country of Origin: Place and Country of Residence:<br/><br/> To Me ‘Home Sweet Home’ Means: <br/><br/> Send your postcard to: Esen Kaya, Curator Visual Arts, Customs House Arts Centre, Mill Dam, South Shields, Tyne &amp; Wear, ENGLAND, NE33&#160;1ES For more information Email: esen@customshouse.co.</span><span class="text_exposed_hide"><span class="text_exposed_link"><a>See More</a></span></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <div class="fbTimelineUFI uiCommentContainer"> <div class="fbTimelineFeedbackHeader"> <div class="fbTimelineFeedbackActions clearfix"><span class="fbTimelineFeedbackLikes"></span><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" data-ft='{"type":"20"}'><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span> · · <a class="share_action_link" href="http://www.facebook.com/ajax/sharer/?s=22&amp;appid=25554907596&amp;p%5B0%5D=122697894429349&amp;p%5B1%5D=380319728667163" rel="dialog" title="Send this to friends or post it on your timeline." data-ft='{"type":25}'>Share</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div></p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/20109285188http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/20109285188Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:08:53 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0vo792GEw1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just listed in my Folksy shop</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/19289422224http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/19289422224Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:59:33 +0000<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94955133/harris-tweed-button-brooch">Harris Tweed Button Brooch </a>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/19065100761http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/19065100761Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:30:04 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0mmx69fjv1qzal9bo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the next stage of the sample . The colours blend together well . I will now add some stitch to the surface to see what happens .</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/19006065140http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/19006065140Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:53:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07i2efsMT1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I have begun to do some samples for my “fire” vessel as part of the Home Sweet Home Exhibition which will be at the customs house at the end of the year. This is going to be an individual piece, although I am working with the other members of Stitch -in-9 on two collaborative  pieces.<br/>I have  pre- felted some fibres and am waiting for them to dry so that I can add some stich in to the surface and take it from there . Not sure what size to make it . I would like it to be faily tall , but the space allocated may dictate the size..   <br/>It’s so good to feel creative again</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/18548857223http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/18548857223Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:44:37 +0000<a href="http://www.celebratetheseasons.co.uk/">Celebrate the Seasons </a>: <p><span class="messageBody">I now have some of my work for sale in this wonderful craft space in High Spen just outside Newcastle . I came away buzzing with ideas after spending a hour there on Thursday . A great workshop space with lots of crafty workshops happenning . Thanks Lynn for the opportunity.</span></p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/18309717865http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/18309717865Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:24:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzzzm2bCMJ1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="messageBody">My first creation using my lovely harris tweed pieces. This one is for me .  I’ve got a couple of more ideas to play with so watch this space.</span></p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/18309689534http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/18309689534Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:22:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz89mhv33h1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Harris Tweed</p> <p>Look what arrived in to post for me today. Some genuine Harris Tweed trimmings from the Isle of Harris . I have been trying to get my hands on some for ages after watching a BBC4 series on the re birth of the Harris Tweed  weaving industry over the last few years. Now I have lots of little bits to stoke and play with .</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/17421091306http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/17421091306Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:06:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz11b2MhWA1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just listed in my Etsy shop</p> <p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92435727/trinket-box-pincushion"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92435727/trinket-box-pincushion">http://www.etsy.com/listing/92435727/trinket-box-pincushion</a></a></p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/17209433135http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/17209433135Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:26 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz10o2o94q1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Thinking of Spring .</strong></p> <p>J<span id="_mce_start"></span>ust listed in my Folksy Shop</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/17209125555http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/17209125555Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:38 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy7ckM3c81qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy7ckM3c81qzal9bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy7ckM3c81qzal9bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy7ckM3c81qzal9bo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Nuno Felted Samples  </strong></p> <p>I have been creating a selection of  Nuno felt sample backgrounds ready for an embroidery workshop .  The orange and blue version has been worked using hand dyed silk mousseline whilst the other two have a  hand dyed cotton scrim base.   Normally I would leave these as they are if I was creating a scarf for example but as they are to be used as part of an embroidery workshop I need to add some stitch ( and no doubt a bead or two )to the surface .</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/16007922467http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/16007922467Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:07:31 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxbj452zir1qzal9bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This was my contribution to the Stitch -in- 9 group Christmas  post card swap . It was great fun . Hopefully we can get them all togeher at our next meeting later this month .</p>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339694579http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339694579Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:16:52 +0000<a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/2825122-Trinket-Box-Pin-Cushion-">Workspace essentials </a>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339493909http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339493909Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:05:22 +0000<a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/2825114-Button-Brooch-">Buttons Galore </a>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339467956http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339467956Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:03:54 +0000<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89805178/button-brooch?ref=v1_other_1">Just listed </a>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339447247http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339447247Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:02:43 +0000<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89805062/handrolled-felt-button-brooch">Just listed </a>http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339436514http://threadspidertextiles.co.uk/post/15339436514Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:02:10 +0000